The idiocy of tax-loss sellingI understand the reason why it's to their advantage for the mutual funds, hedge funds, etc. to sell the laggards and take them off their books so they can show their new clients for the New Year that they don't buy losers; all their stocks are of a higher caliber and promising. All these funds most likely witll buy these stocks back once the season of tax loss selling is over. But the retail investor? What is going to benefit them by unloading their not so good-performing stocks and buy them after 30 days so they can claim losses for the year. And what about if the stock they are selling goes up by , say 50% or ever 30% by the time they buy it back? Will they be better off if they had stayed pat and not sell? Of course they would. So what is the idea of tax-loss selling tor the retai investor? Most assume they are better off selling and getting back in in the New Year. In the mean time the stock might skyrocket and they will be left holding the bag. I am not selling for tax purposes i will stay the course.